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Lotus is working through the details to allow two Izod IndyCar Series teams--Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and Bryan Herta Autosport--to be released from their contracts, multiple sources confirmed on Monday.

It's unclear whether Dreyer & Reinbold will still be with Lotus for this weekend's race in Brazil, but for sure it will be with Chevrolet or Honda (probably Chevrolet) for next month's Indianapolis 500.

Once paperwork is completed, Bryan Herta Autosport, which won last year's 500 with Dan Wheldon driving, will be with another manufacturer (probably Honda). But team officials previously announced that they weren't going to Brazil.

Alex Tagliani drives for Herta, Oriol Servia for Dreyer & Reinbold.

All of this movement comes as the teams have questioned Lotus's fulfillment of contracts, based in part on Lotus skipping the test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway earlier in the month.

Expected to remain with Lotus is HVM Racing and the two-car Dragon Racing team. That means that Simona De Silvestro (HVM) and Sébastien Bourdais and rookie Katherine Legge (Dragon) will still be in Lotuses.

There has been talk of Newman/Haas Racing competing at Indy with a Lotus and former Formula One driver Jean Alesi, but those plans haven't been announced or confirmed.

Lotus has been soundly beaten by Chevrolet and Honda in the season's first three races. Much of that stems from the late start Lotus got. The first car didn't appear on the track until mid-January.

Michael Shank's new team, known as MSR Indy, has a car fitted for a Lotus, but he said he hopes to land a Chevy or a Honda for the 500. Jay Howard was confirmed on Monday to drive the car.